security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:196
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:196
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:228
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:196
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:196
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:196
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:228 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:196 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935383506155&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9844.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-053.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-196.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-228.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5458 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0871 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616828 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0871
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0871
- https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935383506155&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9844.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-053.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-196.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-228.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5458 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0871 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616828 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0871 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0871 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-151 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.